Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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